Bati in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Bati in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bati plotted against Amhara and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Bati was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Amhara which rose steadily and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bati's incremental SNDi rose from 3.4 to 5.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bati ranked 38th out of 41 cities in Amhara and 171st out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.62
- Rank in Ethiopia
- 160th of 181
- Rank in Amhara
- 34th of 41
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.69
- Rank in Ethiopia
- 171st of 181
- Rank in Amhara
- 38th of 41
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Bati and Luhe both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Tubruq fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bati and Luhe both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Tubruq became progressively more disconnected. Bati and Tubruq have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.